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Nehemiah 7:6-60 The Message (MSG)

These are the people of the province who returned from the captivity of the Exile, the ones Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had carried off captive; they came back to Jerusalem and Judah, each going to his own town. They came back in the company of Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, and Baanah.The numbers of the men of the People of Israel by families of origin:Parosh, 2,172Shephatiah, 372Arah, 652Pahath-Moab (sons of Jeshua and Joab), 2,818Elam, 1,254Zattu, 845Zaccai, 760Binnui, 648Bebai, 628Azgad, 2,322Adonikam, 667Bigvai, 2,067Adin, 655Ater (sons of Hezekiah), 98Hashum, 328Bezai, 324Hariph, 112Gibeon, 95.Israelites identified by place of origin:Bethlehem and Netophah, 188Anathoth, 128Beth Azmaveth, 42Kiriath Jearim, Kephirah, and Beeroth, 743Ramah and Geba, 621Micmash, 122Bethel and Ai, 123Nebo (the other one), 52Elam (the other one), 1,254Harim, 320Jericho, 345Lod, Hadid, and Ono, 721Senaah, 3,930.Priestly families:Jedaiah (sons of Jeshua), 973Immer, 1,052Pashhur, 1,247Harim, 1,017.Levitical families:Jeshua (sons of Kadmiel and of Hodaviah), 74.Singers:Asaph’s family line, 148.Security guard families:Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai, 138.Families of support staff:Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth,Keros, Sia, Padon,Lebana, Hagaba, Shalmai,Hanan, Giddel, Gahar,Reaiah, Rezin, Nekoda,Gazzam, Uzza, Paseah,Besai, Meunim, Nephussim,Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur,Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha,Barkos, Sisera, Temah,Neziah, and Hatipha.Families of Solomon’s servants:Sotai, Sophereth, Perida,Jaala, Darkon, Giddel,Shephatiah, Hattil, Pokereth-Hazzebaim, and Amon.The Temple support staff and Solomon’s servants added up to 392.

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